Two arrested for duping students with fake interview

Mangalore, Aug 6 (UNI) Former Principal of Government Wenlock Nursing College and his associate were arrested for allegedly duping the students by conducting bogus interview for getting confirmed seats in Nursing courses under government quota, and seized from them fake documents, letters and seals.

According to police, Tulsidas, who also served as Wenlock Hospital Superintendent and his accomplice Thejas had sent letters to all the students of Prince Guidelines College here and Nightingale College of Nursing, Chikmagalore, asking them to appear for an interview on August 5 to get their seats confirmed under government quota for Nursing course.

Of the 800 students called for the interview, 150 had come from different parts of Karnataka, police said.

The duo had informed the students appearing in the interview that the total cost, including donation for the three-year course was Rs 1.5 lakh and each student should pay Rs 5000 as advance for confirming their seats.

The students become suspicious and on verification found out that the Nursing College was not situated in Mangalore as mentioned but was Nightingale College of Nursing, Chikmagalore. They then argued with the five interviewers and later informed the police.

However, three of the interviewers, one from Mangalore and two from Chikmagalore, fled the scene.

Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, police arrested Tulisidas and Thejas.

Meanwhile, Superintendent of Government Wenlock Hospital clarified that the hospital was not linked with the interview called yesterday.

UNI